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A Fang in the Flesh

3rd Person's POV

Mitch locked the door after saying 'good bye' to Nerissa and her Mom.

It was already half past twelve midnight and Nerissa was looking out of the car window as her Mother spoke.

"Anak, sa bahay ka na muna. Hindi ka pwedeng mag-isa sa apartment mo." she said in a concerned tone.

"Ma, kaunting galos lang naman po. I'll be fine. Promise." Nerissa replied as she placed her head on her Mother's shoulder.

"Nerissa..."

"And Mom, walang magpapakain kay Pepsi, kawawa naman."

"Be sure na tawagan mo ako if may masakit ka, okay? I love you sweetie." sabi ng kanyang Ina at sabay na hinaplos ang buhok ng kanyang anak.

"Opo Mama, I love you..."

Nerissa's POV

I opened the door slowly and was appalled with what I saw. The lights were turned on and everything in the room was a total mess! Pillows which were suppose to be on the sofa were lying on the floor. The fern plants were uprooted as if someone was finding something so badly! Even the paintings were on the ground along with the broken vases and picture frames.

"Ugh..." What was that? Napatakbo ako sa kwarto at mas nagulat sa mga nasaksihan ng mga mata ko... There were mud and blood splatters on the floor while the full length glass window was totally wrecked! Hindi ko napansin ang mga bubog sa sahig at aking natapakan. "Ah!" dumugo ang mga sugat sa talampakan ko ngunit ang mga bukas na aparador at drawer ang naka-agaw sa aking pansin. Sino naman ang mangnanakaw sa'kin?

Napansin ko na papalapit sa akin si Pepsi at ngayon, mukhang alam ko na kung ano ang hinahanap ng mangnanakaw...  that bullet necklace at nahanap niya.

"Ugh..."

Naalerto ako sa'king narinig. Somebody is in this room, I swear. It seems that the person is in pain. I walked towards the bathroom door and held the knob... Trevor.

He was holding his ripped shirt with his left hand and I saw that his leg was bleeding. He was shirtless and it seemed that he was breathing heavily. Suot niya yung bullet necklace na nakita ko. Lumapit ako sa may sa kanya at nataranta. He looked straight at me and his eyes... His eyes were flaming red! Blood was dripping from the side of his lips, "Agh!" he groaned. But, I noticed something. There were fangs, long ones...just like what a Vampire has. A Vampire.

He held my arms and pulled me closer to him. "I'm sorry but I need to do this Ne...ssa." he whispered huskily which made me shiver. "Agghhh!" I moaned in pain immediately when he bit my neck with those sharp fangs digging through my flesh. "Trevor..."

I felt something new... I feel stronger. Tinulak ko siya papalayo sa akin at tumayo. Agad akong tumingin sa salamin at nakita ko ang aking pulang mga mata tulad ng kay Trevor. Napansin ko naman ang mga pangil sa aking bibig. My eyes widen when I saw no sign of the bite Trevor gave me as my reflection slowly fades away from the mirror. My eyes widen with astonishment when everything seemed to make sense.

Isa na ba akong Bampira?

"Yes you are." Trevor anwered as if he can read what is on my mind.

I faced him while he was standing there, emotionless. I looked at his leg, but the wound disappeared. Unti-unti ng namumuo ang luha sa mga mata ko.

"What have you done to me?! Trevor, please tell me. Am I like you? Bampira na ba ako?" I asked with too much confusion running in my head. "Hindi ito pwedeng mangyari. I don't want to be like you! I don't want to live my life hanging around and sucking people's blood! I'm not like you..."